"Ian Field" > wrote in message
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> Austerity Britain: Starving families 'stealing meat and cheese' as cuts
> continue to bite
> 24 Sep 2013 00:00
>
> Lancashire Police officers are reporting a month-on-month increase in the
> shoplifting of basic foodstuffs as families struggle
>
>
> http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/person...ealing-2296520

Very sad but it's happening here in the US too.